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It gives the investor the right to defer, to expand, to contract or abandon the project once more information becomes available and uncertainty is diminished. A call option is the right to buy the underlying asset at the pre-determined (exercise) price. There is no obligation on the part of the holder of the option to exercise the call so the option can lapse. However, if the option is exercised then the profit on the option is the difference between the value of the underlying asset and its exercise price.
The company also faces the possibility that even if ‘Y’ withdraws a new competitor may enter, particularly if the trade picks up suddenly. If ‘X’ waits for the competitor to withdraw before making its investment decision then, even if the shipyard had available capacity to begin building immediately, it would be at least a further 15 months before the new vessel could be put into service. The original deal to purchase four ships with an option on the fifth had allowed had allowed the company to negotiate an attractive price for the vessels.
However, if the option is exercised then the profit on the option is the difference between the value of the underlying asset and its exercise price. A put option is the right to sell the underlying asset to receive the exercise price and thus is the opposite of a call. A European option can only be exercised on its maturity date whereas an American option can be exercised at any time during its life and thus is generally more applicable to investment in real assets. e. profitable to exercise if the price of the underlying asset is above the exercise price with a call option and below the exercise price with a put option.